Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations and terms

Foreword

Preface

1 Early days

2 A call to arms

3 The North African campaign

4 Syria: A promotion and a homecoming

5 Imita Ridge and the last line of defence

6 Taking the offensive on the Kokoda Track

7 Gona: A fight to the last man

8 The capture of Lae and the Markham and Ramu Valleys campaign

9 Balikpapan: A final fight

10 Overlord of a Japanese bastion

11 A celebration of victory

12 Farewell to all that

Postscript

Appendix I Command assessments

Appendix II Promotions and command appointments

Appendix III Honours and awards

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Steve Eather applied to join the RAAF the day he turned seventeen, and served for sixteen years, including seven years with the F-111 strike force. He played a pivotal role in the redevelopment of the RAAF Museum, now the foremost aviation museum in Australia. This is his seventh book.